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Cover: Carmine Infantino & Murphy Anderson

The Flash #142

Feb 1964 · DC · 0.12 USD
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In "Perilous Pursuit of the Trickster!", the Flash ventures into the mysterious realm of Kilor to stop a gang of interdimensional thieves terrorizing Earth's government bases—only to find they've weaponized his own speed against him. Written by John Broome and brought to life by Carmine Infantino’s dynamic art and Joe Giella’s crisp inks, this 1964 classic sees the Scarlet Speedster facing a threat that turns his greatest power into a deadly trap. The cover, penciled by Infantino and inked by Murphy Anderson, captures the high-stakes tension of the chase.

Contains 4 stories
Perilous Pursuit of the Trickster!
12.33 pp · Superhero
Flash [Barry Allen]Iris WestTrickster [James Jesse]Flash [Jay Garrick] (cameo flashback)Captain Cold (cameo flashback)
Gravitation... Gravity...
0.5 pp · Non-Fiction, Math & Science
Puzzle of the Phantom Plunderers!
11.67 pp · Superhero
Flash [Barry Allen]Ak-Zaka (introduction, leader of thieves on planet Kilor)

When a gang of interdimensional thieves known as the Phantom Plunderers begins vanishing after robbing government bases, the Flash takes on the case—only to find himself on the alien world of Kilor, where the criminals have learned to harness his super-speed to power their weapons. With the odds stacked against him, Barry Allen must outthink the cunning Ak-Zaka and his gang before their stolen speed becomes unstoppable.

Untitled Non-Fiction story
1 pp · Non-Fiction, Math & Science

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CGC 9.6 · 3 in census $2,951
CGC 9.4 · 15 in census $465
CGC 9.2 · 8 in census $261
CGC 9.0 · 15 in census $261
CGC 8.5 · 15 in census $149
CGC 8.0 · 8 in census $132
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CGC 7.5 · 6 in census $85
CGC 7.0 · 6 in census $74
CGC 6.5 · 10 in census $67
CGC 6.0 · 10 in census $59
CGC 5.5 · 6 in census $45*
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CGC 4.5 · 2 in census $36*
CGC 4.0 · 4 in census $35*
CGC 3.5 · 1 in census $29*
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CGC 2.0 · 1 in census $20*
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cover pencils Carmine Infantino
cover inks Murphy Anderson

Reprints

↩ Reprints Strange Adventures #107 (1959)

Reprinted in The Hundred Comic #95 (1964), Batman #275 (1965), Lynet #7/1967 (1967), Lynet #10/1967 (1967), Flits Classics #2623 (1972), Showcase Presents: The Flash #3 (2009), The Flash Archives #6 (2012), The Flash: The Silver Age Omnibus #2 (2017), The Flash: The Silver Age #3 (2018), Top Comics Blitzmann #116

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